Bombay - Bombay

On September 4, 1966 at 12:00 AM, Bombay - Bombay experienced a crash involving Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, operated by Indian Airlines, with the event recorded near Mumbai Maharashtra.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training flight at Bombay-Santa Cruz Airport. On final approach, while at an altitude of 800 feet, the crew voluntarily shut down an engine to simulate a failure when the airplane struck a hill and crashed. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VT-DSB, MSN 134, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 18.9328°, 72.8371°.